Bruce took the book weakly.
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Weakly
/ˈwiːkli/
Synonyms for "weakly" (155 found)
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limplistlesslistlesslylittlelowlustlessmarrowlessmeagerlyminimallyminutelymoribundnegligiblynervelessnot hardlyonly justpalepeakedpeakypianissimopiano
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pithlesspoopedpowerlesspunyreducedreduced in healthrubberyrun downrun-downsaplessscantilyscarcelyshakilysicklysinewlessslackslightlysoftsoftlysordamentesordospinelessstrengthlessstrengthlesslysubduedlytant soit peuteeteringlytotteringlytriflinglyunhardenedunhealthyunnervedunsoundunsoundlyunsteadilyunstrungunsubstantialunsubstantiallyunwellvaletudinarianvaletudinaryweakweakenedweaklingwith low resistance
Adverb(7 words)
Noun(2 words)
water down versionwater downs
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3 entriesdegree adverbintensity adverbmanner adverb
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6 entriesweakly boundweakly correlatedweakly coupledweakly expressedweakly interactingweakly supervised
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2 entriesmore weaklymost weakly
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11 total sentences available.
She protested weakly, but ended up joining in with everyone else.
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'Is that vodka?' Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up from its chair in indignation. 'Excuse me, your majesty,' he squeaked, 'do you think I would give vodka to a lady? That is pure spirit!'
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The witch and her daughter carried the weakly Queen into the bath-room, and put her into the bath; then they shut the door and ran away. But in the bath-room they had made a fire of such deadly heat that the beautiful young Queen was soon suffocated.
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